New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25
POOR STUFF FOR JURORS
poxrNG OVER RETLLYs RAG BAG.


SHARP.
Jurv.ssttpg In one of these bribery cases Is hns
AT The angler who feels the first dainty hiooio ~
his inviting fly could not become more ahAoes
vary and hopeful than the lawyer VINO hSne' Iva
iurors The legal fisherman pursues the same ea
tios as his brother who tries TO catch 'no k1
front He first throws out an inYi'ink o~'' g.
Mr.. Blank, (how appropriately tnis ns'no "ou1 ,,.
tbe most of these jurors! being o man oi in'o"'-
renoe, Of Judgment and OF fair. impartia' 'ompoI
mi n Won took an oath to do certain thing.
acr,t Won believe you have sufficient strength OF
character to do itp This is the bait IL MI
R,,nk nibbes at il. by saying that he wouid try 10
ohserye his oath, the lawyer promptly erasps US
,,o,s 18th a firmer hand and makes ready 'e u1oA
M, victim. "Nothing could make you ''o'"''
your oath, Mr. BlankT .or..da
.No sir" Well what sane hsn wo"io 'o"''
that he could become perjurerf
. Certainly not; and whatever may oe Soui
.r,n,oos concerning this affair. you wouid' III a0
cspted a. Juror perform the sacred oohga.,oh' VI
vour oath and decide the case according 10 tine e''
dence, wouldn't your
"Yes sir" 49,. r..,
Hooked Now the lawyers begin to turn 'ne ree'
fraatcally. They make 1t spin. Does-he-hno"
Sharp or Foshay or keenan, or oioney -
,ba-Aidermenf Does-he-own- any -interest'n-. VI.
$3.50 ,a,,wavsf observation-disclosures
o.s.s Has-be-talked- muchi What-is-hi Misplace
os-hnsinassf Has-he-ever-heard- of-Fullgran-and-
Dufvi Ishe-greatly- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
crsf Ehf
Yes, he hates inforrners'
"Ohlp The rapidly winding reel has drawn MIN
near the surface His fms part the water anu az
f;rst glimpse no doesn't look like trout aIter ILL.,
He bit we'll. but his fin is dark.
We'll. could he believe an informer
No. he couldn't. All, the legal sportsman 'houen'
no. He Is nothing but wrotched' nat "ar'S'
brown old toadfsh after all.
II takes practised finger to bait the jury NOOK
inst right and to feel the kind or nsh that
il II he prove large and plump and eainey' anu II
bs ia finally landed IN the iury-box, the lawyers
hand must be steady and all the charms ana arts
known to the sport must be practised
IL =. NOT possib for either side IN these bribery
trial. materially to get the advantage OF the otser
Neither side is going to secure Juror eVldenty
rsrtial With twenty peremptory challenges
available TO each such misfortune is easily pre-
vented Supp 1siDg that none OF the persons eA
amined deliberately perfumes himself the july is
co;np to be composed of fairly equitable minds ~
ia of the highest advantage. therefore. ana es-
pecialIy to the defence, that cordial relation
shop,d be established between the jurors hnaliy
chosen and the counsel.
Ex-Judge Nelson conducted the examination OF
;urors on the part of the defence up to last
Mond.v Then this delicate duty was assigned to
Mr parsons and Judge Nelson has since kept HIM
salf in the bac kgrouud. This may have been done
merely tp give other counsel q chance ana 10 gNe
the Judge rest; But Whatever may nane os MI
Parsons is KEEN sharp as q weasel ana quick as a
manninp-turtle, but he is not magnetic Judge
Nelson was BY far the best ~ o.
creat adj vantage for The prosecution has been MI
Eicoiis ability establish himself on the lrienu
liest terms with the jures There is that sqe "a
ahour Mr. Nicoll which peaseS those ne mas 10 90
with The jurors ali like him. ,,... o,s
Senator Nelson mas similar b at onc nIaced him
self on good terms with the persons ne examined
He see med OK treinely open, candid and irank his
w"nId do "the square thing" Mr.. Parsouss manner
NV no means the reverse OF this but there
is no doubt that for the purposes OF
obtaining jury senator Nelson's IS the better
His deposition was bunder. There is reason to
believe that Sharp might get along better II ne
had fewer lawyers or If those DE nas Were oss
in love with each other. So far as appearaL ces
grh a- hsd Never been retained. It seems TO be
Peter MitchelPs task TO administer soiaee anu
hone to sharp He sits by and keeps the Ola man
"brsoed up" as the phrase Is Du' ne rsI rnm6 p
that MIR. stickney will make the opening address
for the defence and that Mr.. Parsons wall sum up
1t had been expected tna o Sudg "other imporsnt
eiement of strength 10 the prosecution is tbat al
the brethren In that camp dwell togetherln LILY,
Yesterday was cOusu ned In another VAIN enort
to complete the JURY. The panel, as usual, was
of miserable quality, and the net result OF tne
days work was ono lqior Inc sSarn W bs grows
white and tired-ooking as the oay draws on.
Sometimes he half goes to sleep, ana then
n hs,Sers crow ro%uder and he looks much like
sumnolent pig. The tedious search Tor jurors y
rewarded during the morning Sy tne MaSen sne
H. W,ihur had beer out Of the city a great deal
during the last two years and was c"mpeliee 10 au-
NIT that he dId not know much ABOUT sne
had been engaged In some bad business, though
even this did not amount to an opinion nc nay
Concerning men and things so that. even # he had
an opinion. he was convinced that ~ wouIu no' al
feet his Judgment lie 1oGS t thsr ninth nerempory
challenge in excuang the first juror. MI Lyon
Charles Adler proved tempting Juror 10 Mr. MAJ
tine and he answered the questions put 70 nim au
mirably. But when Mr. MARITIME stopped MT Adiel
leaned forward 10 the Judge and piteousiy , mur
INJURED HE didn't ask me If had an oplniion - 4 ~ y
Dlstrict, Attorney accommodated HIM to his lnhnlu
Telief. Henry Faliman said he had secured no IN
PRECISION of any kind whatever from tie tact ina
1 yicfsd 'a JaeSne' McQuads and ONei. Nh
maintained ; hat. not % fss ts %sd
an EFFORT TO show him TO be qualified. but Judg
Barrett raid. "A man who says that such rae
not t 70 serve on any jury" Mr.. Parsons said tina
thus was new point and promptly took ad excep
ton. The Judge should get an opportunity o
entering on the record an official ruling that wv
plus two make four. just TO see If the oeiehc
would except to IT as introducing a noyel lssa'
Morris Hermann had done BUSINESS with McQuad'
"Were You o friend of his asked MT, Nlcol
40. yah; dat is II vas dis way" said Mr. Hermann
frankly. Ven couldt sec any way vot could
make toliar nit Mr. McQuade, ten vas GOO
friend nit hD.'
The jury Is now composed as follows:
]. Vacant
q owen O. schisnmcl syrups. No 113 Warren.st
g. Robert W. Smith, bookbinder, NO wv Ia
Tweifthst
4 Herman Ingel, china. No 223 Avenue
s. William l. Caldwell. insurance, NO 90 Matsh
g. Morris Eoblenzer shirts. No. II frapklin-st
q. A. Howard Hopping: dry goods. No 453 broome,s
g. Carl Kahnweilor. ladies suits. No All broadway.
B. George II. Sutton. hosiery, No 2l6 Church-st
10. Theodore Kauheld. dry goods, No "a white-sG
IL Samuel Palmer, groceries, No. l56 Bowery.